Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Born

13 February 1686 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1727 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

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Born: 13 February 1686 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Mother: Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BRASSARD dit MASON (BRASSART) , Françoise MERY

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Michel married Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE 4 November 1714 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE was born 8 December 1694 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise-Charlotte died 19 April 1759 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Louise-Charlotte was the child of Jean PILOTE and Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE.

Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE died 21 February 1727 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE married

Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE
Marriage date: 4 November 1714
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE was the child of Jean PILOTE and Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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"Michel, born and baptized at Batiscan on 13 February 1686; died on the 21st and buried at Sainte-Anne on 23 February 1727. Married at Sillery (contract Dubreuil, 4 November 1714), to Louise-Charlotte Pilote (1694-?), daughter of Jean and of Francoise Gaudry (3 sons and 2 daughters). Louise-Charlotte was remarried in 1729 to Robert Houy, widower of Marie Gariepy. These families were from Sainte-Anne."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVII, Page 192

Children of Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Born: abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE 5 September 1740 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Michel RICHER

Born: 30 July 1715, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1776, Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Renee MAILLOT 1735 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph RICHER

Born: 20 March 1717, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Josephte RICHER

Born: 25 March 1719, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE 22 October 1739 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louise RICHER

Born: 2 December 1721, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1785, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BARABÉ 13 February 1743 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel RICHER

Born: 2 December 1721, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1686
13 February 1686
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE 4 November 1714, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

He was 28 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Michel RICHER was born 30 July 1715, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 29 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France